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Study by Karnataka researchers finds high rate of paediatric TB infection in household contacts of index patients

A study by Karnataka researchers has found high rates of paediatric TB infection among household contacts of TB patients. While 50% of the 686 children (below 15 years) examined in the study were found to be infected, the infection had developed into the disease in 3%.

The Hindu

This Dangerous Infectious Disease Could Radically Change Over the Next Century

Disease-causing fungi are likely to thrive in a warmer, stormier world — and more of them might be poised to make the leap to infecting people

Inverse

Bruce Springsteen health update given to concerned fans

Springsteen was forced to cancel and postpone his remaining 2023 shows last month

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Non-communicable diseases burden on a steady rise in people aged above 30 in Karnataka, shows data

At over 62%, Karnataka’s burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) has surpassed the burden due to communicable and infectious diseases since 2000. According to clinical data from district hospitals, taluk hospitals, and community health centres collated under the National Health Mission’s National Programme for prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular…

The Hindu

Steven Van Zandt gives Bruce Springsteen health update to concerned fans

Springsteen was forced to cancel and psotpone his remaining 2023 shows last month

The Independent UK

COVID infection triggered deadly brain disease in man?

While there has been enough evidence about COVID-19 triggering and worsening neurodegenerative diseases, a recent case was highlighted by the American Journal of Case Report discovering a correlation between COVID and a fatal brain disorder. The case in discussion was about a man aged 62 admitted to Mount Sinai Queens…

The Times of India

Why fatty liver disease is rising in kids: Full report

Fatty liver disease, also known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is a condition characterized by the accumulation of fat in liver cells. While it's commonly associated with adults, there has been a concerning rise in the prevalence of this disease among children. The liver, a vital organ in the…

The Times of India

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Dengue: why is this sometimes fatal disease increasing around the world?

Something unusual seems to be happening with dengue, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne viral disease found across swathes of tropical Africa, Asia and the Americas. As with most infectious diseases, the number of cases tends to rise and fall over the years as epidemics come and go, but recently changes seem…

The Conversation

Chris Hemsworth details major lifestyle changes since learning of Alzheimer’s risk

Chris Hemsworth has shared the changes he’s made to his lifestyle after discovering his predisposition to developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Evening Standard

Britney Spears’ father Jamie ‘hospitalised with serious infection’

Reports suggest that Jamie, 71, is undergoing treatment in a special infectious disease facility

Evening Standard

Does Medicare cover vaccines? The new rules for shots that protect against COVID, flu, RSV, and more

Since immune systems weaken as we age, vaccinations are especially important for older adults to avoid potential complications from common illnesses.

Fortune

Should hospitals be bringing back masks?

Some doctors are calling for more preventative measures to protect vulnerable patients in medical settings

Salon

Medicine or food? People with diabetes in Liberia sometimes have to choose between the two

Diabetes is on the rise globally. Since the 1980s the number of people living with the disease has quadrupled from 108 million to 537 million.

The Conversation

State government plans to launch Gruha Arogya for all

Govt. to launch Gruha Arogya, a comprehensive health care scheme for all. KABHI & awareness programmes to be taken up. Door-to-door survey to identify individual patients & trace disease prevalence. Free health care, medicine & surgeries for eligible beneficiaries in 8 districts. Focus on lifestyle diseases.

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‘Understand the risk factors and adopt lifestyle modifications for a healthy heart’

At a webinar on addressing premature atherosclerotic heart disease, doctors raised the need to understand the risk factors and adopt lifestyle modifications for a healthy heart

Dynamite News

New eye disease treatment method could replace injections with eyedrops: Research

A novel chemical created at the University of Illinois Chicago may offer an alternative to injections for the millions of people who suffer from an eye condition that causes blindness. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Conversation

The splendid life of Jimmy Carter – 5 essential reads

In Mark 8:34-38 a question is asked: “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”

Fortune

Sleep problems may raise the risk of heart disease—the number one killer of American women. 8 steps can help protect your health

Middle aged women who have ongoing insomnia or get little sleep each night may be at greater risk for heart disease.

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Floods linked to increased deaths from heart and lung disease, Australian-led research shows

Exclusive: Governments must protect people for weeks after event, researchers say, citing reduced access to health services and increased exposure to pathogens

Zenger

Study Debunks ‘Fat But Fit’ Myth, Links Obesity To Higher Risk Of Heart Disease

German researchers find that even metabolically healthy obese individuals are 50% more likely to develop coronary heart disease.

Newcastle Herald

'I wouldn't wish it upon anyone': horrors of meningococcal

'I was given a less than 5 per cent chance of survival.'

Newsroom.co.nz

Hope and false hope for Alzheimer's sufferers

Scientists have worked out how brain cells die in Alzheimer's disease, but there's caution over starting the celebrations just yet.

The Hindu

In a first in the country, BBMP to administer five-in-one vaccine to stray dogs in Bengaluru

For the first time in the country for any civic body, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will administer a five-in-one vaccine for stray canines to protect them from five diseases, including the highly contagious canine distemper virus.

The Guardian - US

Starbucks develops coffee seeds that can withstand climate change effects

Starbucks-developed seeds of arabica, which accounts for 70% of global coffee production, are cultivated to resist diseases

The Hindu

African swine fever reported in Kozhikode

Kozhikode reports African swine fever, a highly contagious viral disease, for the first time. No pig farms in the affected area, so Animal Husbandry and Wildlife Depts. plan to train pig farm owners in 10-km radius. No threat to humans, but no vaccines or treatments. Training session in Kozhikode on…

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